In Brief

India’s financial crime-fighting agency on Tuesday raided the offices of smartphone maker Vivo, owned by China’s BBK Electronics, and its related entities, a senior government official and an industry executive…

We, human beings, are more interested in stories rather than facts. Here is a tale, wrapped in facts, of the two most beautiful valleys in the world: Kashmir and Fergana.…

The death toll from a massive landslide last week in India’s northeastern state of Manipur reached 42 Monday as search and rescue operations entered their fifth day. According to officials…

After failed promises from the Centre, the Agneepath scheme and the Kheri massacre, farmers body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced a series of protests from July 18 to August 20,…

Thousands of Sikhs gathered in Rome, the capital of Italy on Sunday to vote in the referendum for achieving their separate homeland Khalistan. Men and women arrived at the polling…

Lok Sabha MP and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal has urged the Muslim community in Assam not to sacrifice cows during the upcoming Eid on July…

The Narendra Modi government, which enjoys a strong electoral mandate, rarely takes a backfoot, but once it takes, it makes big ‘cover-up’ which in the political lexicon called ‘damage control’.…

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was the brainchild of the late General Zia Ur Rehman, the former President of Bangladesh. He envisioned SAARC as a forum for…

The Delhi’s Patiala House Court rejected the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, granting the Delhi police an extended 14-day judicial custody of the journalist, on Saturday.  …

The resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra Chief Minister has brought down the curtain on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, which barely managed to complete half a term. The…

The political heat wave during this summer has led to a constitutional meltdown. From Udupi to Udaipur – via Khargone, Prayagraj, Delhi and Gulbarg Society – we have covered a…

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has convened a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the law and order situation in the state after an Udaipur-based tailor was beheaded for supporting…

Rights activists and journalists on Tuesday condemned the “arbitrary” and “unlawful” arrest of the co-founder at a top fact-checking website in India who has been a vocal critic of Prime…

It was Monday morning when police arrested Mohammed Zubair from his home. A journalist by profession, the young Indian was arrested b the cyber unit of Delhi Police, but the…

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Munich to attend the G-7 summit, his countrymen held a protest demonstration and chanted ‘Modi not Welcome’ and ‘Go Back Modi’ slogans…

Working President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Alok Kumar has said that it will reclaim the original sites of Kashi Vishwanath temple and Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura peacefully as per…

In a relief to rebel Shiv Sena lawmakers led by Eknath Shinde, the Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Maharashtra Assembly Deputy Speaker till…

After violence had broken out in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on the late afternoon of Friday, June 3, leaving at least six persons injured, as protestors from the Muslim community apparently…

While the BJP is engaged in mobilising support on ‘Hindutva’, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid tried to counter the move by saying that the whole country has not come under…

During an interview with Al-Jazeera, renowned Indian author and human rights activist Arundhati Roy lamented that “the practice of bulldozing Muslim homes and businesses for purely punitive reasons is proof…

On May 23, President Biden declared the official start of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in Japan, ushering in a new phase in the Asia-Pacific conflict between the United States and…

India’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 Gujarat riots. In 2013, a court in Gujarat had rejected a plea…

State brutality and hostility have emerged as the defining factors in BJP’s (Bharatiya Janata Party) policy toward Indian Muslims. From mob lynching and punishment on beef consumption to imposing a…

Adopting a defiant posture, the ruling BJP in Karnataka on Thursday hit back at the Congress saying the previous Congress governments changed the syllabus of the textbook to “please minorities”.…

Imagine a state in the comity of nations that takes immense pride in being the largest democracy but when it comes to the rights of minorities the whole notion shatters.…

The realist school of thought wisely said that man is selfish by nature. There are no permanent friends and foes in international relations. One cannot count on any country for…

Another police station in Kolkata on Thursday issued notice to the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma in connection with her controversial comments about Prophet Muhammad, which created nationwide protest and…

India’s top diplomat held talks with Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister on Thursday as India signalled its willingness to go beyond the $4 billion in loans, swaps and aid…

The recent incident of blasphemy in India has sparked a fierce wave of indignation amongst all Muslims of the world. Reportedly two high officials of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) named…

The overenthusiasm shown by almost all political parties while campaigning for the Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll failed to enthuse voters. This was evident from the low turnout of 36.4 per…